to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
backwater; (arch.) standing with one's back to water (river, lake, etc.)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
devoted; self-sacrificing
to compete with; to vie for
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
the last moment; the very end
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
sheathing a sword; returning a sword to its scabbard
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
dying; death; dead; useless; damned